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Certainly I understand that there is no rush, but in the mean time you can learn a lot with just a 1k hone and magnification. Patience to do the necessary 1k work is crucial for any honer. In fact,...

You have no need for the Norton 4/8k yet. Since you have magnification and a Norton 1k, you need to spend some time setting the bevels on that 1k.

Assuming that the steel is not so bad that all that chipping arose after the hone and shave, then you were never remotely close to a completed bevel set.